This fan series is absolutely amazing to not only the motorcycle community but to humanity itself because of the amount that it shows what decent human interaction can and should look like! Thank you Craig & Dan.

@Sam590ss

Ай бұрын

Yes! Society has seemed to have lost its social skills over the past few years. Craig and Dan are awesome guys, and I love everything this channel stands for!❤

@master_Wizard

Ай бұрын

Craig is truly too good for this world

@UmmmmmmmWhat

Ай бұрын

Matts Off Road Recovery gives out tshirts to people he helps... maybe people Craig helps should get one of the "Everybody needs a Craig" shirts. 😂 Edit: oh wait nvm

@davidburnside2944

Ай бұрын

Let’s not forget about the real hidden talent. The channel has become so much better since the addition of Greg.

@traviskitchen3252

Ай бұрын

Craig is a class act 👏😎

That owner is your brother from another mother... He was matching you every step of the way. Technical, quips, banter. Great episode!

@KasperCDK

Ай бұрын

Hey that was my intended comment 😝

@jdekk7733

Ай бұрын

Just what i was thinking

@billmumbo2697

Ай бұрын

It's the beard and glasses I'm growing one as of now already have the glasses reckon I'll be more proficient once it grows 🤣👍

@paulorso9979

Ай бұрын

I agree , this is one of my favourite episodes.

@IArcticFoxOG

Ай бұрын

Same here

The fact that Craig is going around creating content by helping viewers with their projects is nothing short of inspiring. Quality content from a quality dude. Thanks Craig 👍👍

@benb5489

Ай бұрын

Everybody needs a Craig 👍

Everytime I WATCH I end up split screening and looking at old bikes on marketplace while watching and listening. Now I understand how people have 6,7,8,9+ bikes!

@The_Bearded_Mechanic

Ай бұрын

Careful that’s dangerous! Haha

@TheRealDukeSchneider

Ай бұрын

@@The_Bearded_Mechanic Your reply made my day! Love your originality, thanks for sharing your passion and knowledge! My most recent fun is an oil leak on an output shaft on a KLR650!

@Captain_Yodelstein

Ай бұрын

​@TheRealDukeSchneider, as long as it's leaking, you know you have oil!

@TheGrahamFactor

Ай бұрын

I started watching SRK cycles in 2020 and their reviews. And now I have 2 motorcycles, and now I watch the bearded mechanic. No regrets

@pfroo40

Ай бұрын

Good, I'm not the only one itching to expand my stable while watching these.

How has no one commented on how awesome that shop is. Yellow brick, steel windows, awesome space.

I like the way that sean the owner's confidence soared the more you got into it till he basically became a partner well done all...😅 Cheesy grins all round 👍👍😁😁😁😁😁

The editing doesn’t get old :) Great work Dan

Wow, that is a beautiful bike! Owner seems like a cool guy.

I like that the owner of the bike was way more involved than the last one! That way when Craig leaves, he can have an idea of what to do when the bearded mechanic is gone!

I love how interested the studio audience is.

@TheHuckster100

Ай бұрын

😅

@bramvermaat1453

Ай бұрын

I was searching for a comment like this, and otherwise, I would post one. The fact that two people literally haven't looked up once/moved while a whole KZread video is being shot is kind of depressing! 😮 I honestly would be a little ashamed if that were my kids. Lol.

Just watching a couple of DIYers methodically work through a common repair such as a carb rebuild is actually very educating.....of course Dan's solid recording and editing skills combine for a pretty awesome entertaining, interactive experience ty The Bearded Mechanic

I really like the idea of having the owner be involved and help. There’s a lifetime worth of content out there with these old bikes and owners who want them to run great!

@billwiththeb

Ай бұрын

You say that till your a mechanic at a shop with a customer over your shoulder who ..knows.. more than you telling you how to do your job..not fun..if it's a buddy maybe.

The two of you seemed to have a lot of fun. Plus he had a fantastic shop.

This channel is skyrocketing upwards with subscribers and views! I know people knew of Craig for a few years while he was part Bikes and Beards, but for him to have such a “heading to the stars” rise, it’s great to see the hospitality the community is providing him and his team.

I was a huge Nicky Hayden fan back in that era of AMA

That dude's little shop is badass!!!!!!

Wow, that is awesome! I have almost exact issue; I recently inherited a 1996 Smokin' Joes bike that had been sitting for 10+ years. It is in very good condition with just under 3k miles, but will not start. I cleaned the tank and put in good fuel and can safely assume the carbs need thorough cleaning and possibly new jets, floats, etc. Unfortunately too big of a project for me. So...if you guys wanted to do a second Smokin' Joes Edition...come visit!

A riding buddy of mine got one of those back in 1996. She loved riding it at Deal's Gap.

Watching someone clean the 4 inline carbs just brings back memories.... that I might not want to bring back....

Craig is such a a great guy!! Everytime he works with a fan you can tell that they get comfortable with Craig really quickly to the point that it seems like they have known each other for years.. Love your Channel keep making bangers!

Your fan series is the best thing going right now for automotive KZread channels, it's awesome seeing these bikes come back to life while we learn a thing or two along with the owners.

In our sonic cleaner.We used dawn soap with ammonia added,to remove polish from jewelry. Rinse,no residue.

Lol @ Dan "make sure you put it close to the edge of the bench" 😂

I've had my SJ F3 for 12 years and it's been the main source of learning to wrench on bikes. It wasn't in the best of shape when I found it. Over 130k on the engine and still going strong! #77 of 1500.

@NemesisRTCW

Ай бұрын

The engines on these are near bulletproof. Sadly the fuel lines etc. and other fuel system hardware is not ethanol compatible. Had a F3 myself, that kept on ticking.

Man what a amazing episode. I love your videos Craig. And props to Shawn, who is a very chill dude even in front of the camera. Amazing bike too. Perfect episode.

Big fan made bigger by this series of you helping others get their bikes running. So cool!

I love the fans enthusiasm for sport bikes, you can tell he's passionate about this biek, also kinda jealous of his garage setup, he manages a nice space in a relatively small shop.

Dan! LMAO, with the sound effects when Craig played bag pipes and Spanish guitar, plus the glugging of water. Genius.I think it's super cool. Craig knows those carbs well and does steller on cleaning them. Awesome video, really cool bike! 😎

I love everything about this channel, but the editing always gets me lol. Bluejay making CBR sounds, Craig playing carburetor instruments, fuel pump noises, etc. Keep up the good work Dan. You always keep it entertaining even if the work gets mundane.

I love the slow form of your show . Please keep them long and slow

This is beautiful, so many shops turn down bikes like this nowadays, it’s super inspiring to see this project come to fruition. Good luck on the project Sean!

The owner was great, really enjoyed this video

Sooooo glad this popped up on my feed this morning. That bike is a classic, the colors, the old school SS styling, great choice and glad you helped the guy get it going.

90s sportbikes have such a beautiful profile. I like them way more than modern bikes.

Miguel was a super nice guy. Met him at the Charlotte Superbike race. Told him I was a big fan of his dad,he asks if I’d like to meet him,he’s in the motorhome? Great day for me!

Such a great looking bike

You need to have this guy on the channel more! He’s a riot!

My first bike was a 97 F3. My buddy had one of these though.

I almost bought a smoking Joe’s new back in the day but I ended up getting a 96’ far instead. Damn I miss those days!

Someone is going to be one happy camper with that bike, smiles for miles

Thank you craig for the new video...

@The_Bearded_Mechanic

Ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

It's clear today's sous chef knows what he's doing. I can see you were having fun. 🥰

CBR600F2/F3 are the best all-arounders ever!! Comfortable, quick with the usual Honda quality.

Congratulations on surpassing 300,000. You must have seen a major surge in subscribers since last week.

Great looking bike, always one of my favorites. Maybe the cables need to be lubed too.

My brother had the exact same bike. I want to say late 90s early 2000’s. Not sure the number. I have always been a cruiser type of guy and he is street bike all the way. We traded bikes for the day. 3 minutes later I traded back. I knew I would get killed on that bike. It was STUPID fast! Great memories, thanks guys!!

@deadprivacy

Ай бұрын

Real easy to ride fast was the problem i had with mine. Such a nice bike. Balanced ,smooth power delivery form the ram air system. 98 was the year they diailled that right in too. Great bikes. Some out there with 80k on the clocks too. They are bulletproof. With jets and a fat exhaust on it, you can see how they won races. Sich a fun bike to ride.

@fastdude2002

Ай бұрын

I had a 1994 CBR600 F2 back in the day. All these years and many bikes later that CBR was the most fun I ever had on a bike.

@deadprivacy

Ай бұрын

@@fastdude2002 the f3 was even better , they perfected the ram air system, but such a balanced amd fun to ride bike.

Love see what Craig viewers have for Bike's more than one bike they have?😂❤ God 💯🙏💯🤎 Blessing from Iowa, USA

sold mine in 2004 to help pay for my house. Loved that bike. That tail section was always a pain to keep in place, even with unbroken tabs.

That’s a really cool bike , great video as always Craig , your my favorite motorcycle mechanic channel 👌🤌 cheers from Louisiana 🎉

Saw one at Ephrata biker breakfast last year. Occasionally one will show up at Lawns biker breakfast too

This was fun to watch. I really like the fan series. The owner is pretty cool. Seems like the choke cable always gets the bearded mechanic!

Fantastic show, thank you. Craig your light and funny attitude is refreshing and thank you for helping on this superb bike... keep up the good work! (no pressure)

Being an insomniac down under has its benefits..... I get to see when a new video is uploaded. 👍

@therealbanksea

Ай бұрын

It's only 10.35pm in Adelaide what you talking about

@theunluckycharm9637

Ай бұрын

​@therealbanksea damn bro I just woke up at 6 am here in Western US

@montyfpv2259

Ай бұрын

@@therealbanksea SA is half an hour in front of Vic but 25 years behind... 🤣

@DocMagoo

Ай бұрын

Watching at midnight here now in Victoria...

@StreetfighterBrah

Ай бұрын

@@therealbanksea yeah 12.15am and I just grabbed some Cheetos

I have a 1987 Honda Hurricane f1 with relatively low miles and well taken care of, freaking love this motorcycle.

@johnb5519

Ай бұрын

I've got the 1000, and it's still running strong.

@Threee_Eyez

Ай бұрын

@@johnb5519 Great machines!

@johnb5519

Ай бұрын

@@Threee_Eyez I agree 100%.

@Moreda64

Ай бұрын

Enjoy it ! Beautiful machine. I've owned a 93 red/ black and a 95 "Rothmans" and both of them were funny and reliable.

I know sean only a fan but he fits the vibe so well in ur video, would love to see him again in a video

Man, this is still such a good looking bike. Even the wheels look kinda modern. Update blinker and maybe mirrors to a slicker look and you have a very sweet ride. Only thing that is missing, is an USD fork. Now switch to braided break lines, sintered pads and upgrade the suspension with oil and better springs (rider is a bit on the heavy side, so factory suspension should be to soft) and you got a sweet ride.

I love the dynamic between 2 machines

I always loved that paint scheme

It’s always nice too see a guy has educated himself and cleaned the shop!

I remember thinking these bikes looked kinda goofy when they came out. I was not into sport bikes back then so i didn't understand it's significance. Now I'm in my mid 50s and riding the sport bikes. This bike is definitely cool to me now.

I think it's so cool that the customer is there with you learning and helping!❤😊

My best friend has a Smokin' Joe's. It's a beautiful bike and in mint condition.

My CBR F2 was one of the best bikes I've ever owned. Always loved the Smokin' Joe's edition.

I worked on a friend's sons katana 600 that wasn't firing on all four. Cleaned the carbs and replaced the plugs. Still wasn't firing all four. After racking my brains for a minute I started her up and sprayed starter fluid into the two dead cylinders. That fixed it. It seems to me that the freshly rebuilt carbs just needed a boost to get flowing.

I just need to buy another bike, and just take it to you 😆 but I’m glad I saw this while I woke up

the sound effects game in this video is on point

Make sure you replace the o-rings between the oil cooler and radiator. Once the cooling system is full of oil it takes hours to flush all the pudding out of the system after it overheats.

I have a 1993 Honda CBR F2 I'm working on now, I'm the original owner. The bike magazines at the time said the F2 could do 11.1 seconds in the quarter mile with a 149 mph top speed. The CBR F3 had that ram air intake and the bike magazines got the thing down to 10.9 seconds in the quarter mile and 160 mph top speed with a skilled rider on board.

I love your videos, but Saturday mornings are for Legit Street Cars. Your Friday morning videos were my reason for getting up and going to work. It's like they say "a Craig on Friday makes the work day pass...quicklay." Yeah, that rhymes.

Today's a good day now 😀

Love this series of helping other get the bikes back up and running. This guy was by far a fun watch while helping. Need to find the sign up list so I can try and get my old bike up and running again 😂

I owned 2 CBR Smokin' Joes Specials! A 96 and a 98! OMG I miss those bikes! I preferred the 98 (the 96 had the square tail piece and wasn't as slick looking) That bike was such an awesome bike! Turned lots of heads and the girlies loved it! I ended up turning the 96 into a street fighter and stunting it. Eventually sold it (I didn't realize they were so rare!) The 98 met its demise when I was doing a wheelie (showing off) and someone on a GSXR600 pulled out in front of me. I dropped the front end and low sided the bike, when my bike hit his back tire it crushed his rim and his turning tire threw my Joe's about 20 feet into the air. That was the end of that. The bike was a write off. I replaced it with a Suzuki TL1000R. Still have my TL today!

Whoa, i think i got lost.

@GrahamSmith1523

Ай бұрын

Posted 1d before video release, guy got lost in yesterday.

@jacobpenkava2980

Ай бұрын

I once was lost, But now I'm Found😂

you sir are a saint i think its so cool to help this feller out.

I about peed when I saw the thumbnail, that was my first sportbike!!!! Bought one when I was in college and my parents hated me for it, but it was the best thing ever! Got it cheap because it had been hot wired and stolen at some point in its life and no one could figure out the electrical gremlins lol I worked at a bike shop and between all of us we got it running.

Amazing video, the energy between you two felt like you have known each other for years.

Back in 2000 I bought a CBR F3 as my first 600cc in red and black. It had a two Brothers exhaust and sounded amazing! I miss that bike 😢

That brings back memories! My first bike was a 1996 Erion Racing CBR 900RR. My buddy picked up a Smoking Joe F3 in 98. The 600 was more flickable and fun but the 900 had that punch of a liter bike

After watching this video it helped me figure out how to go about fixing my Suzuki intruder. I love watching your videos I learn quite a bit from you.

I have a CBR600F2 which is basically an F3 without extra doodads like a fuel pump and emission things. It had been sitting in a garage for 19 years when I got it, the carbs looked like someone ran her on snot, the brake lines were completely rusted and the oil was just pure madness. The tank on the other side is in pristine condition and she is so happy to fire up and warm up, such a gentle giant. Looking forward to selling her and starting my next motorcycle repair journey!

This guy was an absolute delight! Hope he comes back with more motorbikes some day ❤

I still have a 93 F2 I bought brand new, and this makes me want to get it running again.

Great timing on this video. I just got back from Buttonwillow Raceway and for the first time raced my smokin Joe's livery on my 1996 CBR600F3 racebike that I rebuilt over the winter.

Wow. I knew the SJ was a limited number bike, but didnt know it was THAT limited. I got one from a buddy of mine, wrecked. I rebuilt it, enjoyed it, and sold it. Mine was a 96, #75.

I use Pinesol in my Ultrasonic cleaner all the time. Not pure Pinesol, I fill it water and pour a cup or so of Pinesol in. This guy's work space is so clean and organized.. I'm going out to my garage after this video to clean up my space.

First street bike I ever rode was a 98' CBR F3. Solid red. Such an awesome bike.

It's good to see Craig and Shawn back together. Such a class act. Shawn, it's good to see you learned how to work on bikes. 😂

brought back so many good memories of my old CBR1000F-M (1991 - Benneton Colours - Limited Edition) - very sad I had to part with it - great episode - gave me chills when it started up.🏍

In 1992 I bought a new urban tiger CBR900rr and what a bike it was! I rode the tyres off the thing for 5 years before it was stolen! Then bought a purple suzuki RF900 and that was such a fast bike for the day! Something about 900cc thars so good! My first 9 was the gpz900r and had 3 of them also a cbr900 a rf900 3 zx9rs and now the new z900rs

Great job from both of you. I could tell the owner really cared and helped. Craig great content!

I’ve owned a 1995 cbr600 in the uk since 07, currently in my garage and been there a long time, I must dig it out

I'm loving the way you're doing this Channel at the moment Craig I'm loving that you're reaching out to all the fans and the customers and helping them out really amazing to see what other people have for bikes and projects lying around

Ultrasonic I bought on AliExpress had it's two biggest differentiated by 2 things: biggest is about 4cm taller but most importantly had it's ultrasonic power rated as 600W as opposed by 480W. Right now there's a sale and the biggest is actually cheaper than the second biggest by about 13 euros.

It's gettin close to 1 year since you started your own channel and you're also more than half way to 500k subs. You are doing fantastic because your content is awesome. Keep up the good work. I think 500k subs before the 1 year anniversary of the channel should be a goal. You can definitely do it!

It would be awesome if we could see this again when its cleaned and synced!!!

Great job guy's. Love the bike. When I was young I can remember my friend getting one and it was badass. Thanks for the video stay safe guy's.

Bought one off my buddy who had it in a box for a couple years back in 2004 . Put it back together rode for a year or 2 then sold it, wish I didn't but it was so cool to have. Awesome video love watching !

I applaud your patience

List that Ridgeline - but make sure to be firm on price! "No tirekickers - ya know what ya got".

what a good helper he is!